H.R. 10196: Lake America Act

This bill would rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in federal usage.

What the bill does

• Changes the official federal name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
• States that any mention of Lake Ontario in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other federal records should be treated as a reference to Lake America.
• Directs the Secretary of the Interior, through the Board on Geographic Names, to oversee how the name change is carried out on federal documents and maps.
• Requires every federal agency to update its documents and maps within 180 days after the law takes effect.

Practical effect

If enacted, the bill would not change the physical lake itself, but would change how the federal government refers to it. Federal maps, records, and other materials would need to use the new name. The bill does not describe any changes to state, provincial, local, or private usage, so those would only change if other entities chose to update them.

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